Helen Wallis
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British librarian & historian (1924–1995)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Helen Wallis is referenced by 23 other articles, and connects out to Order of the British Empire, National Maritime Museum and International Standard Book Number.
Vinony files it under 1924 births, 1995 deaths and 20th-century British historians.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- My Head is a Map
- The royal map collections of England
- Carteret's Voyage Round the World, 1766-1769
- The Maps and text of the Boke of idrography presented by Jean Rotz to Henry VIII
- The map librarian in the modern world
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helen
- Family name
- Wallis
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Barnet
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Educated at
- St Hugh's College
- Employer
- British Library
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1924-08-17
- date of death
- 1995-02-07
- cause of death
- cancer
- member of
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- manner of death
- natural causes
- has works in the collection
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Sources (2)
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Connections
Order of the British Empire
Entity
National Maritime Museum
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International Standard Book Number
Entity
digital object identifier
Entity
British Museum
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British Library
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Royal Geographical Society
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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
Entity
Dictionary of National Biography
Entity
University of Portsmouth
Entity
history of cartography
Entity
St Hugh's College
Entity
International Cartographic Association
Entity
St John's Wood
Entity
Barnet
Entity
Society of Antiquaries of London
Entity
Davidson College
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Emery Molyneux
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Royal United Services Institute
Organization
Petworth House
Entity
Categories
1924 births1995 deaths20th-century British historians20th-century British women writers20th-century librarians20th-century science writersAlumni of St Hugh's College, OxfordBritish maritime historiansBritish women historiansDeaths from cancer in EnglandEmployees of the British LibraryFellows of the Society of Antiquaries of LondonHistorians of cartographyOfficers of the Order of the British EmpirePeople educated at St Paul's Girls' SchoolPeople from Chipping BarnetRecipient of the Caird MedalVictoria Medal recipients